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KINGSTON Wi2a£T5. VOL. IU CHRONICLE, *" • fr* FRIDAY, (aftbrsqos) MARCH l24, 1820. [No. 12. NEW GOODS. rHE fubfcnber refpecHfully informs the public that he has received a well felefled aflbrtittent of Dry Goods, adapted to the fcafon—Likewifea quanti- GROrERIdS, which he will fell cheap for Cafh. Walter McCuniffe. Kingfton, id December, 1819. 49 J¥ O TI€E. ~ THE fub'criber has now, and will con¬ tinue to have, at his Brewery, a fup- ply of Rich flavored Ale. The prefent price is one (hilling per gal¬ lon, for immediate payment. The admi¬ rers of extra drong bodied Ale are refpedt- fully informed that as foon as poflible he will provide a Hock that will satisfy the mod faftidious critic. He thinks it will no' be amffs to rcrrind the Farmers (who are the mafs of the peo¬ ple) that if they wifh their grain to com¬ mand Cafh, they muf> a^folutely make malt Liquor their comav n beverage, and 'hus fipport the Canadian Brewers inftead of the Weft Indian Diltillers. it is of feri- 011s confequencc, both to therr.frlvea and to the whole country, that they (hould im¬ mediately adopt fo praifewonhy a refolu- tion. Orders fent to the Brewery, or left with Mr. John Rns«ell, at Smith Bartlet, Efq's will meet with due attention. THOMAS DALTON. Kingston Brewery, Oct 26, 1819. N. B. Grains at all times for fale, 7ld per bufticl. 44 ALEXANDER ASHEK. Merc/unit Government Contract. TVTOT1CE id hereby given, that Ten In der« will be received until the 31ft inftant at noon, from fuch perfons as will Contract 10 furnifh all, or any, of the un¬ dermentioned Articles, to fuch extent as may be requited for the Service of the i ub- lic Military Eftablifhmencs at this Poft. during the period of one twelvemonth, commencing the (lift of May next. The forms offender and Agreement, together with further particulars relating to the Supply, may be known on applica¬ tion at this Office. The propofals mult be fealed, and en- dorfed 4i Tender for-------------," and the parries offering, or agents on their behalf, will be required to attend at the time of opening them, and to find approved Cure ties for the fulfilment of fuch agreements as they may refpe&ively enter into. Articles to be furnjhed Timber. Plank. & bcauilm BRICKS, CHARCOAL, LIME, SAND, LATHS, SHINGLES, HAIR f.DWo PIVE TOFFIN, Dep'y Com'y General* CommifTariat Office, Kingfton, 15th March. 1820. It Britain, the same diligence in mi stating and colouring facts, in mixing truth with £3J ! OR SALE, o« to LET, A ,lOK not lef. than one year certain thr Y<wo Story Houfe- Stable* Coach Tayl or MAS received from Montreal a mod choice and excellent afTortmcnt of the belt Well ot Eiiiilaud lupcihne t'lolfis and Cussimeres. with Trimmings and every thing com¬ plete. A, As HER informs his friends and the public that he is now working up thefc loths, &c at his old (rand, where orders will be thankfully received, and executed on the fhorteft notice, and on the lowed *erms for Cafh. or (hart approved ere 'it. Kingfton, Sept. 10. 189. 37tf uREE FARMS FOR SALE ; or if not fold to be rented for the en fuing year, viz one at the Prefque Isle Harbor, one at Waterloo, and the Picket Farm, (fo called.)—A contract alio will be given for cutting- ioco Cords of Wood. B. WHITNEY. Kingston, \6ib June, 1X19. 2jtf i F. B. SPILSBURY, f V SrnoFox, ]{. N | pLate Surgeon aj li.M.S. Prince l*c-# I gt'tt/, on Lake Ontario, § x Intends practising in (he various' * brunches of his iVof'-Mon, at hi-; res- > ^iclencpi next door to John AL Lean.} jE&q. Sheriff, £ I Kingston, Oct. 67//. 1319. 41 jf 4 LI parr 1 Houfe* and other Out OfIi.es wdh a nev er failing Well of excellent Ipriftg water, fituated on one fifth of an acre of ground, being Lot No 242, at the corner of Point and licar Streets, in the Town of Kings- ton, at prefent occupied by Lieut. Colo nel Ft iter, \fs't. Adjr. General The Houfe, Stabling, fyc are built. >f flatted I og- ; and the former, fmm the particu laiity of its interior conftiuftio >, will h found, (vrith a very tiifl:ug ex pence nf fu el) exfemely warm in ii>e winter icalou, and equally cool in the fummer. A»so for S:i'**, or In Let, A highly improved FARM, delightfully fituated o» the Lake Shore, ab ul a mile anrl a half above King don. containing thir tv acre> of land, ht the fame mop* or lef^. with a comfortable St-ry and-llalf 1 oufe. (44 feet by 18 ) a new Barn, Stable, Cow iioufr. Poultry Yard and Garden —The Land is of a very fuperior defcript'on ; the Timothy aud Red Clover .\:cad. w cannot be excelled ; the Pallure cannot be equalled. For terms apply at the Office ofC. A. Magermau, Elquire. Kingfton, March 17, 1820. itif V A FXT A B LB GOV E INMEN i property von sale At Auction. THE Ground upon which the Bar¬ rack-, Ste- are situated in 'he Town of Kingston, will be sold Jt A lift i n, at 12 o'clock on the 1st of .May • xt in Lots of one filth of an acre an'l u<» !er. The Plan, (hewing the feveral Lots may be seen at the Royz< Engineer^ Of¬ fice in Kingston, until the day of tale. Ten-is 1 if l-'avinent. One fourth ■ f 'he purchase moruv wi lals-hond, iu some(imrs omitting impor¬ tant circumstance?, and at other times in Amplifying them, which appear in the former parts of your work. I therefore determined to detect your calumnies in this as well as in the other sections, that your readers and Admirers might be a- warcofthe rigid integrity of their master. It is well known that the wars which took place in North America before 16*9 were chiefly between the Natives and the European Colonies, and that iu these the British Colonists displayed on many occasions great courage and abili¬ ty. During these contentions the French aid English had made it their practice to assist the Indians with arms, ammuni¬ tion, cloatlling and provisions, when they were going to uar against each other, or the opposite Colonies : but neither ot ihernhadas yet adopted the custom of joining their awn troops to the Indians, or sending out parties to aid them in 'heir expedition** But the time was now ,-nnie when the French and English Co¬ lonies were desthttd not only to carry on war with Nations )f barbarous Natives, nut to become parties and sufferers in all the quarrels of the»r Parent States. Tli.' iirst attack upon the British pos- • -SMOus in Amenta wa< made by the Spaniards on the Southern Frontier of arolina, in whicl they were successful, but the Colonists toon regained the su- t« rioriry, and by their vigorous measures not <n.ly injured the salety of tin ir own territory, but carried the war into that «f their enemies. \u speaking of the sreat exertions of the Carolinians I should ..avc gladly joined in your abundant praise. But not 1 on tent .1 Itii bestowing upon them the fail meed of ;onourab!e commendation, yo„ mmi discover in their itths grounds rif an nation against (ireal BritaiM, A ou blame her for not' ending aid to tl... Colonies, and you Minnie ht-r when sL, imfa jt. She i.sme- naced with en#-mi*.s wiihoutand within. Ktbf'l.iun ra^es ii. hei bouels. France •nd Spain arm zigdHi*! fter, and hbes »tand» .' ■ hww tnc aiie^K' prepaiauuiisuiaulr, wuuiu n the brink ofdi "truvtioii, but iu your have succeeded. Soon alter this, the and 1800 cut of °. 100 soldi*rs were bu¬ ried. The survivors were not iu a con¬ dition to attack Quebec, and the enter¬ prise was for the present abandoned.— This calamity would with most persons hare afforded too strong an excuse for gi¬ ving up the expedition, but to you it on¬ ly affords matter of accusation ugainst Great Britain. In 1707, you attribute the failure of the expedition to Port Royal, on the au¬ thority of the Universal History, to an injudicious march in the neighbourhood of f lie Fort, occasioned by the obstinacy and insubordination of theofficers of the Deptford man of war, under whose con¬ duct the Provincial fleet of transports had been sent. Now, your own histori¬ ans declare that it failed, through the in¬ capacity of Colonel Marsh, who though brave, was uuable to command an army. Three Members of the Council were commissioned from Massachusetts to su¬ percede him ; and they found the army on their arrival disorganized, without subordination, and greatly indisposed to the service. After a second feeble at¬ tempt under Colonel \\ ainright, they re¬ turned to Boston, sickly, fatigued, dU- heaitened and ashamed, but with 110 greater loss than 16 men killed and as many wounded. In 1711 seven Veteran Battalions, and one 01 Marines, were sent out to take Quebec. Having been joined by two regiments of Provincials, and amounting iu the whole to six thousand five hun¬ dred men, they sailed from Boston on the Suth ol July, and the most sanguine hopes ot success were entertained. These, >ays Judge Marshall, were all blasted in one fatal night. titght transports were wrecked on Egi; Island in the Riter Si- Law rente, and one thousand persons pe¬ rished. The next day the licet put back diM-ouraged, though still carrying a force capable of taking Quebec. The taiIure¬ produced mucn clamour, but surely no blame could be thrown upou the Govern¬ ment for the miscarriage of an enterprise wnich the) had every reason to hope, NOTICE. , perfons indebted to the late Co- ! be required u; on the delivery ofthe Deed-; irrner(lu\, of RkAard Robhon and the remainder, r thn e payment* of mo* months tach, with tntrrett ] B PAYNE Kingfton, Feb 26, iS.'o 12 Dav'/J SecorJ, are requefted to make im¬ mediate payment to the furviving partner, David Sccord. and thofc to whom thv fuid Copartnerfhip may be indebted, are it- queded to fend in their accounts for ad- juftmciu and payment. Kingfton, 27th May, 1819. 26tf PERSONS having Biw>ka belonging: to the Kingston Library an- requeft «d to fend them to the fubferibe**, at his houfe, adjoining the Town uf Kingfton, and with as little delay ^s poiTible* JOHN FERGUSON. I2ih Apnh 1819. 16 fBlHE fubfcribcr3 being duly nomina- JL ted Executors to the lafl Will and T eft a merit of the late Lawrence Herchmcr* Efquire, Merchant, requeft all perfons in¬ debted to his cftate to make immediate payment, and thofe havingr demands againft the faid eftiKe to bring them forward with¬ out delay. JOHN KIUBY, GEO. H. MARKLAND. Kingfton, 9th Nov. 1819. 46 A SERVANT* V/a\T D. M \N and WOVf \N vvh» under- fla--d the management ■ f the iudn it work of a Gentkfflanvs i.o.'fc. i'he mo\\ unqueftionable recomi tenddtion wid be r- quired.— int rmation to be had at this Of¬ fice. 15th March, 1820. I 1 TO I.ET, \U¥. iioiif'. lately occupied by Mr- Ed -und Prn:ey, fituated near Mr. Hugh Earl's. For particulars apply at this Office. Kingfton, 15th March, 1820. n For tut. Kingston Cuuomcle. A good Bargain ! FOR Sale, the Houfe and Premifes, in the Town of Kingfton, at prefent oc- <aipicd by the fubferiber For particulars apply to SAMUEL AN^LEY,Jun. Kingston, May 5th 1819. 19 For Sale or to Let, TWO tlory framed Houfe, and a large and commodious fton LKTTEtt 8. 7b ROBERT WALSTL Esq. *4 f SiO/«i fituate on the water1* eJ-'e iu the centre or the Villajje of Prefect, on exceedingly >J- vant&geous terms to the purchaUror leasee. Enquire at the Office of CHr- A. HAGERMAN. Kingfton, 26th February, 1819. 9 Sir, As I write only on the defensire, to counteract the poruieious effect* of your volume, I had so little inclination to question your account of (he* gnta! exer¬ tions and sacrifices of the Colonies in (he different wars between 1680, and 1763. that I was going to pass the fourth section, and proceed to the consideration of the fifth.—But when 1 road in the ta- blf of contents "Provincial expeditions against the Spaniards in Florida"—'"in¬ justice of trV Mother Country"—** Rp- ductiou of the Fortress of Loui^bourgh by the l'r. vineinl troops*'—"' Lnurate- ful return of the Mother Country," it - f was iiwlue^d ropprus»ttfrh**wclioii care- 'ully. tlitrl J might di-rovei what t! :- iu- j justice rkiJ eu^iatfful nturn of the Pa- rent stale really implied. In doiptr tlj;s I ^a»v in every paragraph, the Mime ^pi- • es thri»e danger* a ic nothing. She is • njust for not srudniii the troops on uhit'h herouu saf'ty depends^to protect thr Colonie- from perils which thp\ are more than equal r .-msolvcS to repel. You complain that the expedition dis- patched againsl Q.'cbec in IGUOpioved nighly disastrous, owiny to the incapa- IV 01 the llojal Uoveru<»r. Now this Goreruoi ua- Sir William lhipps, who Had made a very successful expedition gain>t lorl Rn\al early iu the spring of ihis same year, and conquered the great¬ er part ol Nova Scotia. Jladyou exam- mi d tne cause- of the failure of the ex¬ pedition a,ainst Quebec, you would lave found them pritcipally in the want of '■o-opeiation on the part of the troops of vJouuecticut and Xew York, who were to haveatlaekcd Montreal by the wav »»f iiie Lakes, in conjunction with the Jive .N..tioiis. This tr-ive thr French Gene- ia!, sa) Jodgefllarshali, an opportunity Ol oppi» iu^ to l3h:j>ps, the whole force of Canada, The same candid writer viys that Sir William 1'hipps wns a brave uun, but unqualified for so dillicult an ■xpedition. It n.ay however be added without the fear of coutrad'n tion, that two thousand men were by far tco small 1 force to conquer Canada, and that to *rina this force away after being lauded vr s. n-ral days bespeaks some ability as • ell a^ valour, and shews thai the charge 1 incapacity, e?t«n if troe, was not the iMil) ruui'of I fig failure- This charge ou brill^ a^ain-jt him on the authority •fthe lUtii volume of Modern History, vi iieh 1 have searched iu vain for the pas- »age. 1 found indeed Jie same book, v» neh you consider so good authority, •latins in page 37J- that iu England the .iini try now bewail to take more vigor¬ ous urcasuros for the security of those Colonies, ichicli refuted to defend them¬ selves. Such was the want of co-operation a- moujj the Colonies that New York was iu alliance with the French in Canada, when tli- latter destroyed Deerlield iu Massachusetts, and massacred most of the inhabitants. You a*e quite angry with England, and make no allowance for her situation, surrounded with,and pressed by enemies on every side, for delaying to attack Ca- uada, au expedition which the Colonies "u^lit to promote from the commence¬ ment of the 18th Century. But even at this time their mutinous spirit might have suggested to the cool observer the impo- (icy (if their allegiance was worth pre¬ serving) of removing a check, which pro- I moted their obedience—but their ingrat¬ itude was not then foreseen. Like your ord.nary readers I was at iirst myself deceived b> the confidence of \our assertions, ,uto a belief that no mi¬ litary aid was giren by Great Britain to the Colonics, nod was surprised to find in your own hisioriaus that iu 1602 a large body of troops was destined to the rapture of Quebec, This force went lin-t to '.he \\ csi Indies, where it was at¬ tacked b> a contagious fever. Never- tin lev; the fleet reach, tl Boston oil thr 11th Juiip, in ^r>iH] time for service, if thr health of the soldiers and sailors had treaty of Uticcht was concluded, which put an end to hostilities. Now these different bodies of troops were -ent during iiie wars of the revolu¬ tion, and those ol Queen Ann, vvheu it was not very prudent to dispatch a large portion ol the army, and when it was known thai great assistance was uoi wanted by our Colonies, except lur 01- resta of the restC You next complain that officers of the line took precedence of those of the Mi¬ litia of like rank. Now this is still the case in England, and ought to be iu all places, for troops of the line are better acquainted with their profession. But such was the insubordination of the Co¬ lonies that even the command of the Mi¬ litia, a right inherent in the Crown, was refused to the King's Governor,and you relate with singular pleasure that Cap¬ tain Wadsworlh threatened to run Go¬ vernor Fletcher through the body for attempting to address the Militia— yet the Colonies were continua'ly making professions of loyalty and attachment to the King. You complain bitterly that Great Bri¬ tain paid none of the expences incurred b) the Colonies in Mi. ir own defence ; and from your statement it cant<ot be discovered that the Militia, when in ac¬ tual service, were paid by the Mother Country, as was always the case. Yet )ou aie forced to adu i' that certain pay¬ ments, by way of reimbursements, were made ; tho* it is with so much reluc- tancci that you quarrel about the delays and attempts to reduce the sum. Your remarks upon the military events from the taking of Lnuisbcurgh to the admin¬ istration of Lord Chatham,then Mr Fi't, are merely the effusions of a mi»ul deter- in.ned to find every thing torwig when done by Britisl Officers, and every thing right when done by Trovincialists. It I were easy, by entering into detail, to prove that the reverse of your inferences f is true—that there was no concert among the colonies—no depcudauce to be put upon theii correctness in fulfilling their promises—that their stipulated quotas were never ready at the time, nor of so ^ood a quality—that difficulties were continually interposed about their acting with regular soldiers, and thar the Com¬ mander in Chief had frequently more trouble in negotiating with the Colonies for assistance than it was worth when obtained. Alter the recall of Lord Loudon, and the elevation of Mr. Pitt, m*w energy was diffused into every part ofthe British empire—and the Colonies exerted them¬ selves with much spirit to co-opeiat- with the great force sent by the Parent State to subdue Canada. You say that the Colonies were able to have conquered Canada alone, with¬ out any assistance from Great Britain— an assumption which has not the shadow I? tensive war, as ihey were much stronger | of probability. You may brine forward than those ol IheJbrenchj and were at able to protect themselves against ever) atlack. Consequently the great exer¬ tions made at dittetcut tunes uy the Mo¬ ther Country during tnis arduous period proved her extreme anxiety uot OiiJl to protect her Colonies, but to enable them to destroy the source ot all future dan¬ ger by conquering Canada. That her exertions were uoi crowned wnn success cannot surely be attributed to her as a ciime. When to the exertions of Great Bri¬ tain by Laud we add her still more etiiea- ciius aid by sea, on which nei lieets reigned triumphant, uot only protecting the colonial trade, but convoking tneii ext 'editions, and defending tue w hoie it of relentless malignity a-aiust Great! permitted; but i jqq out of 3X00 sailors cua-rtj what shall we say 10 your a»>er- i.un that Euglaud gave no aaaisiauce to her colonies. On this subject I leave your iriends to determine how laryou depart lruin the truth of history. This secliou is more tedious than an) ot tlu: lornicr. i cannot iheiziorefoli&to you through all the trifling * xpeditious, w Inch you magnify into spieudiu acuieve- meuts, but i pass on to the grand event, the capture ol Louiabpurgh, which mar¬ ked the singular "prowess ofthetraus- atlautic people.1' You complain that Commodore Warren claimed all the praise though the merit belonged to the Provincials, ll this were true, the pre¬ sumption of an individual ought not to be charged as a national crime. But what were the facts ? Admiral Warren convoy ed the Provincials to Louisbourgh, gave them every assistance IU his power, and blockaded the harbour, while th« Colonists attacked the town from ih/ land. The history of the expedition proves that both services were indispen- sible, but that good fortune did more than both. « The want of discipline*1 says the judicious Belknap, a was too visible in the Camp. Those who were ou the spot have frequently, in my hear¬ ing, laughed ut the recital of their own irregularities, and expressed their admi¬ ration, when they rollected on the almost minb cilous preservation ofthe army from destruction. They presented indeed a formidable front to the enemy, but the rear was a scene of confusion and frolic. Had the garrison been united, and acted with vigour, the camp might have been surprised, aud many of the people de¬ stroyed." You express great indignation that England restored Louhbourgh to the French at the close of the war, and think that she ought to have sacrificed her own interests to the good of the Colonies.-- This is about as modest, as if one Coun¬ ty in Great Britain were to direct the policy of th« whole empire to its own benefit, without any regard to the inte- the capture of Louisbourgh, but suppo¬ sing it equally dillicult, how was it ef- lected. Had the capitulation been de¬ layed tvjodays, or had the French Gar¬ rison behaved with any soitof spirit, or had there bee 11 no tleet to en-operate, the town had never been take- . IS'o man who reads the relation ofthe conqueft of Canada—the tahucs employed «0 the pan of Great Britain-—the rilque uf failure from the great abilities of Mont¬ calm, and the vail cxpenft nectfTary for equipping ai d keeping up the armie-*, can poflibly beHeve that the Colonies would have fucceeded in thi* enterpuzc If left to themfclves, they mud in a few years have fallen under the- yoke of France. They would have Deen hrmmed in on both fides—-confined to the coafls, and fo ha- rafsedby perpetual wars as to be forced to yield. That this would have been the final refult, if the French had been allowed to proceed with their encroachments, was tht opinion ofthe Britifh on both sides of the Atlantic. To prevent such a refult, war became ne.^ltary, and was in 1756 de¬ clared against Fiance. This war was un¬ dertaken therefore entirely on account of the Colonies, and all the bl"od and trea¬ sure expended during its coi.t'nua ce ought to be laid to their charge. It is admitted by Morfe, Uamfay and Lindrum,and it is implied in Judge Marfhall's life of Wafh- ington that the war of 1756 wasoccafion- ed by the difputes in America, and the few writers who gave more than one caufe, allow that the quarrels about the bounds ries was the fiift and greauft. The only authorities you bring to icfute this, are Parliamentary Debates,and even .Mr. Hert ley admits that the unfettled boundaries were the caufe ofthe war. Moreover dui ing this war the Colonifts acfled a very fe condary part. In Augull 1758 Admira; Bofcavven and General Ainhcrft reduced and demoliflied Louifbourgh—General Forbes took Frontenac, and Fort du Qutrfne, while General Abercrombie was defeated at Ticonderoga. In 1759 Que¬ bec was taken by General Wolfe—Niay ara by Generals Priicaux and Johnfon (the only provincial officer that made any figure)—Montreal & all the reft of Canada by General Amherft. But rhough few provincial officer* diflinguifhed thcmfelves, I I am far from thinking the exertions of the Colonics either feeble or unimportant —n'l I defire to prove is. tfl. that the wa» of 1756 was undertaken chiefly on accoup' of difputes in America—2d, that Grc Britain, befides the increafed revenue du ing the continuance of this war, contract? a debt of fixty millions Sterling, the in tereft of which, or three millions per at. nurr>, which (he has had to pay ever finct and which is nearly three timc9 the in ports ofthe whole of the Colonies at tfta period is the great advantage fhe read fr.>m your brilliant military exploits. 'Hl*£V.: -; i ttW&%/'ME.<fc;.A* v.,.'-'.* ^.^■X^^X&tf ^tf»*vaw^»".- "X".**": Si JSFSaffiJ-